Wyckoff bans digging up newly-paved roads

Utility companies and residents may not dig up recently-repaired roadways, according to a revised ordinance passed unanimously on June 24.

"This is to protect our roads," Committeeman Kevin Rooney said after the Township Committee meeting. "The utilities and residents know when they need to lay new infrastructure or connect to the sewer system. That’s something they can plan for."

The ordinance says roadways cannot be excavated or dug up for a period of five years after a road is repaved, unless there is an emergency, such as a gas or water main break.

Committeeman Rudy Boonstra said "the road is never the same" if it’s dug up soon after it is reconstructed.

"This is important, especially after all the money we spent on the roads this year," Rooney said.

The township is spending $1.3 million, three times the typical annual budget, on road repairs this year after the difficult winter caused pothole damage suffered throughout the town.

Wyckoff bans digging up newly-paved roads

Utility companies and residents may not dig up recently-repaired roadways, according to a revised ordinance passed unanimously on June 24.

"This is to protect our roads," Committeeman Kevin Rooney said after the Township Committee meeting. "The utilities and residents know when they need to lay new infrastructure or connect to the sewer system. That’s something they can plan for."

The ordinance says roadways cannot be excavated or dug up for a period of five years after a road is repaved, unless there is an emergency, such as a gas or water main break.

Committeeman Rudy Boonstra said "the road is never the same" if it’s dug up soon after it is reconstructed.

"This is important, especially after all the money we spent on the roads this year," Rooney said.

The township is spending $1.3 million, three times the typical annual budget, on road repairs this year after the difficult winter caused pothole damage suffered throughout the town.